I have a horrible habit of waking up at 2am. Some days I can roll over and go back to sleep. Other days there’s some lightening bolt of an idea. That was this morning. I’ve had these pictures in my phone and knew which ones I’d post when I saw the weekly photo challenge prompt in my reader. But since I’ve been mulling over the post I wanted to do, two other photo opportunities have presented themselves to me.
As a kid, I went to Henry S Jacobs camp for many summers. Maybe my first or second year, we were having a campfire sing along and they started singing a song about dead puppies. I hated this song, started crying, and made them stop. I find some humor in this now, all this time later. Now, what I really find funny is Loudon Wainwright III‘s Dead Sunk in the Middle of the Road.
My sister-in-law, also referred to here as Mrs Normal, is the Normal family mix-master. She makes the best mix tapes (now cd’s, but that just doesn’t have the same ring). It was on one of this masterpieces that I found Dead Skunk and I don’t feel so guilty about the puppies.
So, this one goes out to Mrs Normal and Loudon Wainwright III. I give you my creepy entry for this week’s photo challenge.
I find that caterpillar super-creepy. The kiddo thinks it’s cute…
I’ve been googling this caterpillar for 3 days and cannot figure it out. I think it looks neat, but I certainly don’t want to touch it and I do NOT want it living on my patio.
Well, it’s a superfurry caterpillar, according to the kiddo. Have you checked here: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars?
Don’t ask my why I had that bookmarked, I can’t remember the reason. Probably story-related, though.
If I haven’t looked there, I certainly will now! Thanks
Honestly–none of the pictures are creepy for me 🙂
They are cute–but I would be wary of super furry caterpillar lol 😛 😀
Nice job Lula.
Waiting for new word [ Or did I miss? }
Anand
You haven’t missed any new words. You are giving me something to ponder. You may have missed your calling as an entomologist
What is that?
There is your word of the week 😃. Entomology is the study of insects.
Living in a part of the U.S. I haven’t lived since I was much younger, I’m enjoying discovering all the weird bugs again. I still do NOT like the crunchy bugs
Oh is that so 🙂 Thank you Lula 🙂
It’s a welcome inclusion in my vocabulary. If you like you can do a word of a week feature here in our forum–which is going to be our home after course. If you have not visited you might consider visiting.
I can add you. What is your username?
https://blogging101alumni.wordpress.com/
Please have a look. Your word of the week feature can help many of us engage in interactive vocabulary building–making our writing better 🙂
Anand
Anand- I just joined. Thanks for being such a positive, supportive voice! Much appreciated.
You’re most welcome 🙂 We can do a weekly word feature here, what say??
Crunchy bugs? You’re not supposed to EAT them, Lula! 😉
😝
Flattened frogs a see often enough, but that caterpillar though!
Caterpillars I can handle. Snakes and spiders, for sure not. lol. I’m going to check out the weekly photo challenge. Surely, I can find creepy things, too….lol.
Agreed- Living next to a giant farm I see a lot more snakes than I ever care to!
Eeeeeks. I’ve seen a scorpion or two around here.
EEEK to that!
I remember “Dead Skunk…” It was popular for a few weeks in the summer of 1975 (I think). Very silly. There was another song out about the same time that I cannot remember the name of it, it was a story song about a hippy who stops while traveling at a roadside bar and it is full of bikers. Hilarity ensues! The only line I remember is, “So I kicked ol’ green teeth in the knee.” I’ll have to check and see if that was a Ray Stevens song.
Please! That sounds awesome